177:
For nearly 50 years, Lamberton studied the subfossil lemurs, a group of extinct, giant lemurs that died out shortly after the arrival of humans to the island. During the 1930s, Lamberton led several paleontological expeditions primarily to the southwest of
Madagascar. In 1936, based on
136:. He made significant contributions towards fixing misattributions of skeletal remains and poor interpretations of subfossil lemur behavior. His paleontological expeditions during the 1930s led to the discovery of a new species of
211:, Lamberton fixed more misattributions and poor interpretations of subfossil lemur remains than any other paleontologist. In 1947, he correctly identified the postcranial remains of the sloth lemur,
225:. Ten years later, in 1957, he wrote a crushing rebuttal to Italian paleontologist Giuseppe Sera by pointing out many skeletal misattributions and tactfully refuting his misinterpretation of the
347:
335:
574:
553:
692:
648:
687:
616:
61:
629:
627:
Lamberton, C. (1948). "Contribution Ă la connaissance de la faune subfossile de
Madagascar: Note XVII. Les Pachylémurs".
564:
543:
367:
203:
During the early 1900s, reconstructions of subfossil lemurs were poor interpretation due to misattributions of
170:. During much of his career, which spanned from 1912 to 1956, he wrote extensively about the recently extinct,
359:
76:
323:
319:
163:
702:
697:
376:
84:
146:. Three species—one mammal and two reptiles—were named after him, although one is now considered a
246:
183:
665:
608:
382:
268:
made by
Carleton, but did not fix earlier misattributions for the largest of the extinct lemurs,
208:
147:
91:
570:
549:
213:
207:
bones. Although other paleontologists had begun correcting misattributed bones and issues of
657:
600:
300:
167:
192:
138:
133:
331:
125:
105:
681:
270:
669:
585:
646:
Lamberton, 1948 (Primates, Lemuridae): proposed conservation of the generic name".
612:
343:
327:
315:
288:
253:
was sloth-like, while
Lamberton predicted locomotion more similar to that of an
237:-like swimmer and his fancifully creative "arboreal-aquatic acrobat" theory for
226:
187:
143:
257:. It wasn't until the late 1900s that subfossil discoveries demonstrated that
283:
204:
159:
129:
303:
254:
171:
42:
661:
410:
408:
406:
404:
402:
292:
234:
604:
241:. Both Lamberton and British paleontologist Alice Carleton showed that
217:, which Guillaume Grandidier had mistakenly attributed to a giant tree
429:
427:
425:
423:
461:
459:
218:
197:
179:
446:
444:
442:
162:
between 1911 and 1948, where he was employed as a
Professor at
132:
between 1911 and 1948 and specialized in the recently extinct
124:(23 April 1876 – 8 October 1960) was a French
310:
was generally accepted as a valid genus. However, the name
642:
Zijlstra, J.; Groves, C.; Dunkel, A. (2011). "Case 3563.
433:
414:
593:
525:
513:
501:
380:). The taxonomic synonym for the carpet chameleon (
330:. These problems could potentially render the name
348:
International
Commission on Zoological Nomenclature
111:
101:
69:
50:
28:
21:
182:remains he had discovered, Lamberton named and
563:Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2009).
542:Beolens, B.; Watkins, M.; Grayson, M. (2011).
477:
465:
450:
346:, and Alex Dunkel submitted a petition to the
299:, which then contained all the species of the
390:Angel, 1921, was also named after Lamberton.
358:Three species are named after Lamberton: the
264:Lamberton also corrected misattributions for
8:
196:, which he initially placed under another
18:
489:
158:Charles Lamberton lived on the island of
586:"The extinct sloth lemurs of Madagascar"
281:In 1948, Lamberton established the name
584:Godfrey, L. R.; Jungers, W. L. (2003).
398:
128:who lived and studied on the island of
569:. The Johns Hopkins University Press.
548:. The Johns Hopkins University Press.
326:, and Lamberton's failure to select a
7:
649:Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature
434:Beolens, Watkins & Grayson 2009
415:Beolens, Watkins & Grayson 2011
622:from the original on 17 July 2011.
526:Zijlstra, Groves & Dunkel 2011
514:Zijlstra, Groves & Dunkel 2011
502:Zijlstra, Groves & Dunkel 2011
249:; however, Carleton proposed that
14:
545:The Eponym Dictionary of Reptiles
16:French paleontologist (1876–1960)
566:The Eponym Dictionary of Mammals
374:), and the Fito leaf chameleon (
630:Bulletin de l'Académie malgache
1:
287:for an extinct type of giant
278:were properly fixed in 1988.
368:Lamberton's baboon tarantula
166:and as a Secretary for the
719:
693:20th-century French people
478:Godfrey & Jungers 2003
466:Godfrey & Jungers 2003
451:Godfrey & Jungers 2003
366:) of western Madagascar,
318:problems relating to the
193:Mesopropithecus globiceps
372:Monocentropus lambertoni
338:. To conserve the name
336:zoological nomenclature
688:French paleontologists
360:western red forest rat
662:10.21805/bzn.v68i4.a4
324:Principle of Priority
320:Principle of Homonymy
261:was more sloth-like.
174:fauna of Madagascar.
388:Chamaeleo lambertoni
377:Brookesia lambertoni
92:Chamaeleo lambertoni
85:Brookesia lambertoni
516:, pp. 276–277.
480:, pp. 255–256.
468:, pp. 254–255.
417:, pp. 149–150.
334:under the rules of
605:10.1002/evan.10123
383:Furcifer lateralis
364:Nesomys lambertoni
342:, Jelle Zijlstra,
274:. The errors with
78:Nesomys lambertoni
576:978-0-8018-9304-9
555:978-1-4214-0135-5
259:Palaeopropithecus
251:Palaeopropithecus
243:Palaeopropithecus
239:Palaeopropithecus
214:Palaeopropithecus
148:taxonomic synonym
122:Charles Lamberton
119:
118:
112:Years active
23:Charles Lamberton
710:
673:
638:
623:
621:
590:
580:
559:
535:Literature cited
529:
523:
517:
511:
505:
499:
493:
487:
481:
475:
469:
463:
454:
448:
437:
431:
418:
412:
168:Malagasy Academy
164:Gallieni College
134:subfossil lemurs
57:
38:
36:
19:
718:
717:
713:
712:
711:
709:
708:
707:
678:
677:
676:
641:
626:
619:
588:
583:
577:
562:
556:
541:
537:
532:
524:
520:
512:
508:
500:
496:
488:
484:
476:
472:
464:
457:
449:
440:
432:
421:
413:
400:
396:
356:
266:Mesopropithecus
156:
139:Mesopropithecus
97:
65:
59:
55:
46:
40:
34:
32:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
716:
714:
706:
705:
700:
695:
690:
680:
679:
675:
674:
656:(4): 275–280.
639:
624:
599:(6): 252–263.
581:
575:
560:
554:
538:
536:
533:
531:
530:
528:, p. 275.
518:
506:
504:, p. 277.
494:
490:Lamberton 1948
482:
470:
455:
453:, p. 253.
438:
436:, p. 234.
419:
397:
395:
392:
355:
352:
155:
152:
126:paleontologist
117:
116:
113:
109:
108:
106:Paleontologist
103:
99:
98:
96:
95:
88:
81:
73:
71:
67:
66:
60:
58:(aged 84)
54:8 October 1960
52:
48:
47:
41:
30:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
715:
704:
701:
699:
696:
694:
691:
689:
686:
685:
683:
671:
667:
663:
659:
655:
651:
650:
645:
640:
636:
632:
631:
625:
618:
614:
610:
606:
602:
598:
594:
587:
582:
578:
572:
568:
567:
561:
557:
551:
547:
546:
540:
539:
534:
527:
522:
519:
515:
510:
507:
503:
498:
495:
491:
486:
483:
479:
474:
471:
467:
462:
460:
456:
452:
447:
445:
443:
439:
435:
430:
428:
426:
424:
420:
416:
411:
409:
407:
405:
403:
399:
393:
391:
389:
385:
384:
379:
378:
373:
369:
365:
361:
353:
351:
349:
345:
341:
337:
333:
329:
325:
321:
317:
316:nomenclatural
313:
309:
305:
302:
298:
295:of the genus
294:
290:
286:
285:
279:
277:
276:Archaeoindris
273:
272:
271:Archaeoindris
267:
262:
260:
256:
252:
248:
244:
240:
236:
232:
228:
224:
220:
216:
215:
210:
206:
201:
199:
195:
194:
189:
186:a species of
185:
181:
175:
173:
169:
165:
161:
153:
151:
149:
145:
141:
140:
135:
131:
127:
123:
114:
110:
107:
104:
100:
94:
93:
89:
87:
86:
82:
80:
79:
75:
74:
72:
68:
63:
53:
49:
44:
39:23 April 1876
31:
27:
20:
653:
647:
643:
634:
628:
596:
592:
565:
544:
521:
509:
497:
492:, p. 7.
485:
473:
387:
381:
375:
371:
363:
357:
344:Colin Groves
339:
328:type species
311:
307:
306:. By 1979,
296:
289:ruffed lemur
282:
280:
275:
269:
265:
263:
258:
250:
242:
238:
230:
223:Bradytherium
222:
212:
202:
191:
176:
157:
142:, a type of
137:
121:
120:
90:
83:
77:
56:(1960-10-08)
703:1960 deaths
698:1876 births
332:unavailable
231:Megaladapis
227:koala lemur
205:postcranial
188:sloth lemur
144:sloth lemur
682:Categories
644:Pachylemur
394:References
340:Pachylemur
312:Pachylemur
308:Pachylemur
284:Pachylemur
247:suspensory
221:he called
160:Madagascar
130:Madagascar
102:Occupation
62:La Trinité
35:1876-04-23
350:in 2011.
304:Lemuridae
255:orangutan
184:described
172:subfossil
115:1912–1956
70:Monuments
43:Jazeneuil
670:81099654
617:Archived
293:subgenus
209:synonymy
64:, France
45:, France
637:: 7–22.
613:4834725
233:) as a
180:cranial
668:
611:
573:
552:
354:Honors
322:, the
301:family
154:Career
666:S2CID
620:(PDF)
609:S2CID
589:(PDF)
297:Lemur
291:as a
219:sloth
198:genus
571:ISBN
550:ISBN
314:had
245:was
51:Died
29:Born
658:doi
601:doi
386:),
235:ray
684::
664:.
654:68
652:.
635:27
633:.
615:.
607:.
597:12
595:.
591:.
458:^
441:^
422:^
401:^
200:.
190:,
150:.
672:.
660::
603::
579:.
558:.
370:(
362:(
229:(
37:)
33:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.